Cloud forecasting: models, predictions, pitfalls and planning

Session Date and Time: Day 1, March 23, 11:00am EST (8:00am PST) (1hr)
Keywords: cloud planning.
Authors: Neil Ward-Dutton, Research Director at MWD Advisors
Abstract: We’re still at the stage where “Cloud” can mean many things to many people – so it’s in danger of becoming so diluted as a term it’s meaningless. This presentation will provide you with a simple model you can use to help you figure out what different vendors are really offering and how they can help you. Following that we’ll look at how Cloud Computing resources are being used today and by whom, and how this is set to evolve over the next five years. We’ll illustrate the technology and management pitfalls that are awaiting the unwary adopter, and explain a planning approach that will help you get real business value out of the Cloud.

Presenter bio: Neil Ward-Dutton is Research Director at MWD Advisors. Neil co-founded MWD in 2005 with a mission to share his knowledge of industry best practice to help organisations achieve better alignment between the way they invest in and deliver IT with what their business demands. Neil acts as advisor to large IT user organisations as well as to many of the world’s major IT vendors, advising clients on technology and management issues relating to business process management , SOA and Cloud computing, as well as the many other practices and technologies that impact this space, including enterprise architecture, IT governance, application development, and business integration.